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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

members at large. It would have been well
if at the meeting ofthe Diocesan Missionary
Society more definite attention had d, t been en-
given by the speakers to the most elective ' e
methods of carrying on, and developing me
evangelistic work. This. is the create ?!;
need of the diocese. and Is Only pai'lally
supDIied nv the noble band Of missionaries
supplemented by the efforts of the various
convocations.
Among visiting clergy were noticed dur
ing the last two days OF the session, the
Reys. DIR. Giesey, of the Church OF the
Epiphany. Washington DR.. ]. 5. Lindsay
OF st Johns church. Georgetown Dr. hln-
loch Nelson, of Brookeville, and Rev. I. N.
Meade, of Cumberland, Md
There will be no services tonight. Ga
Sunday night the closing devotional service
of the Council will he held. at the usual hour,
in St. Paul's church, with al address from
one of the bishops.
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In The House of Delegates yesterday the
bill providing mode by which Taxpayers
may obtain an extension Of time, was CT
dered to its engroasment-ayes, Al; noes
II.
Mr.. Edward Valentine, the sculptor, as
sisted by Signor +. BERT, of New York,
took plaster cast Of the head of ex.Gov.
Smith Yesterday evening, just before the re.
mains were inferred.
In the House o. Delegates yesterday the
Senate Joint resolution that the people OF
Virginia would hal az harbinger OF good
to the whole country the nomination OF
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker to the yacarce on
the bench of the Supreme Court Of tho Uni
ted States" was passed by.
The conference of school superintendent
which has been in session in Richmond adj
iourned sine die last night Resolutions
were adopted looking to the payment OF
University Of Virginia and other higher
State institutions of learning.
James NJ. Richards, aged y, highly re-
spected and worthy former, OF Frederick
county, shot himself yesterday morning at
the home Of his son, NJ. A. Richards. He
fired the contents Of a double barreed shot
gun into his stomach, causing almost III
Simultaneous death. He had been in delicate
health, which it is supposed had affected his
mind.
Ann Barker, a colored woman, living near
Sanford, Accomack county, went Otto work
last Thursday leaving her two children, one
aged four years, the other six months whom
she locked up in the house. While she was
away the house burned down and the child
rem persisted in the flames. 1t is thought
the accident was caused by the older child
playing with the fire that was left burning
in the stove.
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Forest Fires.

CffEBoYGAN, Mich, May 2l.-Farmers in
this county are fighting forest fires 10 pro
tect their lives and homes from being des-
troyod. Immense tracks of log timber are
surrounded by fire and the drought has
dried up all The creeks go that mills can
hardly be supplied with logs and may have
to shut down until tho situation is more
favorable. In the vicinity Of Hammond Bay
the roaring of the fire is terrible, and every
thing is laid waste in its path. Unless rain
soon comes the loss to farmers and lumber
in this section will be heavy.
LA CROSSE, Wis, May 2l.-Reports from
the east fork Of the Black river are quite
alarming as TO forest fires, which are spread
ing all across the country, burning stand
ing timber and everything in their path.
No serious Individual damage has been done
since the destruction of 100000 feet Of
logs for Holaway, hut at last accounts the
flames were nearing points where great des-
uurion would be inevitable. On the head
Of the east fork The landings have not yet
broken on account of the low streams and
the logs are at the mercy OF the flamed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

The ORIGINAL ORDINANCE OF SECESSION.
Soon after the occupation of Richmond
by Federal troops in April 1865, The ordi.
nance Of secession mysteriously disappeared
from the State House and was not heard Of
until few days ago, when a letter was re-
ceved in Richmond from the postmaster Of
Minnesota village in which he says that
be has in his control the original ordinance
of secession passed by Virginia, and in.
quires how much the authorities will pay
for it. The postmaster does not say that he
has possession of this paper, but on the
other hand intimates that it belongs 20 the
widow Of Federal soldier. II is under.
stood that Gov. Lee will write to The Pest
apprising him of these facts
and asking MIN to do what he can to see
that The Minnesota postmaster restores this
valuable document to the Virginia authori-
lies
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Another Circular.

CHICAGO, May OLA secret circular pur'
porting to give the latest plan of organlza'
ton of the International Working Peoples
Association, the revolutionary society TO
which the condemned anarchists Belonged
has Just been made public. 1t Tecounts the
conviction of the eight condemned men
"for exercising the right Of free speech at q
meeting pronounced By Mayor Harrison to
be peaceabie." The conviction Of Grottkau
in Milwaukee the fact that new conspiracy
laws have been adopted in several States,
"for the purpose OF intimidating dissatisfied
wage workers - and then it quotes the bus
mess end of the Merritt conspiracy bill now
pending 10 the Illinois Legislature printing
in capital letters the words, "And it shall
not be necessary to prove that the persons
committing the crime was member OF the
conspiracy, or even heard the speech or
read the print" 1t adds: "Our oppressors
seem determined to adopt European
methods Let us heed the lessons. The
new plan of organization is as follows: "No
first five are organized let them select CEN
trail organizer and separate again, each indi'
vidual starting another group of his, num-
bering Eve. When group is reported full
let the central organizer go and inspect
them and verify the fact By this system
never more than six will come together.
The organizer alone becomes familiar with
the twenty-five. Similar twenty fives can
be established, the various central organic.
ers constituting an executive committee as
a limit, which would give membership Of
l25. So on and so on, until tho city is
honey-combed with groups into which
detective cannot penetrate beyond
very limited length. Later systematic
grouping Of thu different cities will be
brought about, and thorough bureau of
correspondence secured"
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The Debt.

In the Senate yesterday the resolution in
trcduced by Mr. Rhea proposing amend
ments 10 the Constitution, which was re-
ected day or two ago, came up On mo
ton 10 reconsider, and was again voted
down. Subsequently the Senate also rel Ct
ed the joint resolution introduced by Mr.
Twyman proposing as an amendment to
the 10Th section Of the Constitution
that taxes may be assessed directly upon all
subjects Of taxation, or they may be assessed
against the several counties aud municipal
tiles of the State as near as may be in pro-
portion to their taxable values respectively,
and the General Assembly may authorize
aud empower such counties and municipall.
ties of the State TO levy tsxes upon all sub
jecis Of taxation, and TO the same extent
that the General Assembly is authorized To
levy taxes. The vote was, ayes-Nlessrs.
Collrane, Dalton, Ellyson, Hurt, Koncr,
Lovenstein, Read, Stubs, Thurman, Trout,
Twyman. and Warwick-12. Noes-Messra.
Berry, Blackstone. Edmunds, Gordon,
Healon, Hodges, Jones, Keezeil, McCor-
mick, Norton, Rhea, Staples, Wickham and
Willams-14. The Senate passed joint
resolution reaifirming the determination OF
the State to stand by the Riddleberger law
and calling on the people to pay their taxes
in money and not in coupons. The resolu-
ton was communicated 10 the House, but
was laid over until to-day. Gen. Wick ham
offered a bill 10 repeal all acts which i'm
peded the enforcement Of the Riddeher
berger proposition. In the House last night
Speaker Stuart spoke an hour defending the
position taken by the Virginia committee
-, rarn to 1akt
1t is said that Hon. John S. Barbour,
chairman Of the Stare democratic commit
tee, during his visit to Richmond last week
declared that if the Reputation legislation
then proposed was adopted he could not
conduct the campaign this year
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The lIinisferinlCrisis-

PARIS, May 2l.-M. Rouvier has consented
to form ministry. He hopes 10 induce
the leading members of the Budget commit.
tee of the Chamber of Deputies 10 accept
positions in the new Cabinet.
The municipal authorities of Lyons, Rem
nes, Montpelier, lie Puy aud other places
have netlioned President. Grevy to retain
Boulanger in the Cabinet. The RepuJtique
francaise attacks NJ. Clemencsau, whose
attitude, the paper declared, prevented NJ.
de Freycinet from foming Cabinet. The
Repubiique also expresses the hope that NJ
lie Frey cnet will reconsider his determine
tion not to form a ministry.
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CATHOLIC UNlvERsITY-A cnbleetam
to the New York Catholic Ne,cs from Rome,
May II, says: The Holy Father in approx
iag the choice Of Dr. Keane, Bishop of Rich
mond, to the recio.ship. Oft the nea Catholic
University of America. allows the Bishop
to retain government of his Diocese until
the University has taken such develop
ment as to make it desirable that he should
separate himself completely from his Do
cese. Ia regard TO the city which is to he
chosen az the seat for the university the
commission OF American ecclesiastics and
laymen which considered the matter had
almost unanimously given its vote FOR
Washington, according to the proposal Of
the Archbishop of Boston. But az few
bishops expressed another view the Holy
Father requests that the question should be
reconsidered before its final decision, and
that the opinion of every single bishop Of
the United States should be heard
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Killed byn Marshal.

PALESTINE, Tex, May 21.--Near mid
night Thursday night Thomas O'Donnell, a
barkeeper, was shot and killed by city mar.
shol Rogers while resisting arrest. O'Don-
nell was beating his fAther-in.law, Frank
Lalnyon, an old man, when G. A. Steine and
:. w. Pickens, ueishbors, intorfered and
sent fIr the city MARSHAL When the lat
Ter arrived ODopnel opened fire on him,
breaking his right arm above the elbow
Marshal Roger shifted his revolver to his
left hand and a regular fusilade ensued
O'Donne! received 8 bullets, one through
his bowels proving fatal. Pickens was ser.
iously wounded in the leg, while old man
Laiayon WAS dripping with blood from
wounds on the head and body Inflicted by
O'Donnell. The coroner's jury justified the
killing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

PROFESSOR LANG5 ron, one OF The most IL
telligent colorsd men in thu country, says
nothing short of the appointment of a col
ored man to the Cabinet, aud his contirma.
ton by the unanimous vote ofthe democrat
ic Senators, would be likely to cause di-
vision of the coored vote,' or words 10 that
effect. representative Smalls, the color
cd member of the last Congress from South
Carolina, and thoroughly representative
man of his race. in recent interview said ::
1.-The colored men in the South think the
administration fraud. do not think the
appointment of Mr.. Matthews and Mr..
Trotler will do the President aUy good
among colored people either North or
South. Had some white man been :e
moved from u high office and negro ap-
pointed in his place it would have had a
great effect but the displacement of a col
ored republican like Fred Douglas TO put a
democratic negro in his place will make no
capital for Mr.. Cleveland nor for the demo
cratic party"
But as the President says he never reads
the newspapers, it isn't likely he will ever
know what the two representative colored
men of the country referred 10 say on the
subject of his "recognition of colored citizen
shin"
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LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Especial Cor. OF the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va. May 20.-Senator Bas.
ton, of Loudoun, desired to make some eY
tended remarks in eulogy of the amepted
Ex-Governor Smith when the Joint resop
ton was introduced respecting the memory
of the distinguished dead, but it was so lsts
in the afternoon he was compelled to be-
brief in order TO meet the train which
brought down the corpse and TO act asa
pail bearer. What he said was listened 10
with marked attention and the eyea OF some
of the old Confederate veterans from The
Soldiers Home were moistened with tesl1
when the Senator from Loudoun and Fan
auier recalled the military life OF the de.
ceased In the House brief speeches were
delivered by Delegates Payne and Strbng,
of Fauquier, and in the afternoon hundreds
of persons viewed the remains OF the di..
tinguished dead which were kept lying 10
State in the rotunda of the Capitol unit! s
o'clock in the afternoon.
1t does not seem that there will be
quorum of either the Senate or House to.
morrow, and formal adjournment will be
reached early next week. The two Houses
are rapidly passing local bills and members
whose local bills are away down Oh the cal.
endar are hurrying them up as best they
can.
Another attempt was made in the Senate
to-day to pass Senator Rhea's joint resolu.
ton proposing certain amendments to the
constitution looking to reputation of the
principal of the debt, unless the bondholders
fund within certain time, but the effort
was Intellectual. Early in the session it was
thought that the constitutional amendment
would be adopted, and directly after the ne.
gotialions with the foreign bondhoders
came to an end it appeared as il a majority
in each House would favor the proposed
measure. When the time came for voting
the Legislature, by decided majority, put
themselves down on record as being "op.
posed to reputation in any FORM" Lega-
lators from the Southwest now say that the
defeat of the proposed amendments will re-
suit in defeat to the democratic party next
fall Members of the Legislature who were
and are opposed to the measure tell the
Southwest members that they can make the
question an issue next fall without its being
adopted by the General Assembly.
B.P.O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

No MATTER what may be said of the
other requirements of the employers assoca-
ton in Chicago, of the men they will here
after employ, few wise and right acting peo-
pie will find fault with that association for
demanding of its future employees COM
pliance with the following Il recognize
the right of every father TO have his son
taught, and of every son to learn any lawful
trade, as on plane with his right to a
knowledge of reading, writing, or any other
branch of learning, and should be subject to
regulation only oy the laws of the land"
There is no doubt of the fact that to the
abolition of the old apprentice system much
Of the vice, crime and suffering of the pre-
sent age is due. The devil will always find
work for idle hands.
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ALEX ANDRIA-.
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 81.

"A TINE rolls on, aud the baked truth and
true storv of the Presidents civil service
rules become more developed and better
understood, their sincerity, boldness, justice
and democracy become more strikingly APP
parent. Even at this early date, though
they are IS yet only on their way to matu-
ritg, their beauty and promise of perfection
are beyond compare, and they already stand
out as the most glorious result of the beat
itudes of mugwumpery. The most recent
manifestation of their innate and essential
honesty and fidelity is presented In the case
of the Board of Promotion" that 10 the
board appointed to examine the clerks IN
the government departments for promotion.
That board is composed Of fourteen men,
bers. Under the perfect rules referred to.
the republican civil service commission,
which appoints this board. has selected for
its members thirteen republicans and one
democrat, aud the thirteen are men who
have long been clerks in the departments,
who were originally appointed to their
cerkships as pay for party work, and who,
ever eince, have been known, and have
never attempted to conceal the fact, as Of
fensive republican partisans, noted for their
peruicious activity. Now the loveliness of
such 8 board needs only to be mentioned to
be seen. But its beauty and grace are set
off, and made TO dazzle the eyes of the charm
ed, joyful and exultant democracy, by the
assigned reason therefor-that should, per
chance, republican fail to pass this board,
his party can not attribute that failure to
the partisanism of the democrats. In other
words, democratic administration, under
the new system of mugwumpery. is con-
Quoted, not 10 please the men who nominal
ted and elected it, but in the vain effort to
prevent those who resorted to all available
means to defeat its election, aud who will
double their Efforts to defeat the election OF
the next national democratic ticket, from
saying that partisan republican office hold
ers were denied promotion by a democratic
administration On account Of their partisan
ism Great is mugwImpery, and CIeve'
land is ts prophet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

A ghost has been performing strange an-
ties in the ol / brick school-house on Greea
street, in Middletown, Conn, and the citi-
zsns are being much wrought up over to The
matter. The phantom is supposed to be
that of old Richard Hyland, the eccentric
janitor ofihe building. who died r'csntIy,
and whose spirit now fits through The empty
rooms Of the school house at night and lights
them MP wish uneafthly light. People v no
1--we near ne school house have seen the cid
fellow npke his grim visage through The
Windows a; night and then, retiring TO The
tops OF the desks, dance an uncanny war
dance there in the glare of ghostly ishl.
The children refuse to go to the school any
l0nger, and The affair is to be investigated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21
RricIkaEakers, Strike.

DENVER, May 21.-All of the employees
of the Denver biickyards went on strike
yesterday, the alleged cause being the dis.
charge OF molder 10 Boyd's yard, the pro.
pfielor saying he had no work for him. I he
men in The other twelve or fourteen yards
in the city followed Boyd's, so that there is
not single backyard in the city in which
work is progressing. About 500 men are
ont
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

WITH THE United States Supreme Court,
whose mandates are the supreme law of the
land, to sustain them, it need not be expect
ed that men who want to pay their taxes In
Virginia by simple tender of Virginia
bonds, will be deferred from doing so by
any attempted system Of boycotting. The
coupons on their face bear the solemn
promise of Virginia to receive them in pay
ment of all debts due her, aud those who
may desire 10 hold her to that promise are
justified By both law and morals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

WHILE THE fact that Rev. DR.. McGlynn
says land should be coDfscated without
compensation to its owners, does not excuse
it sufficiently accounts for the Doctors other
remarkable doctrine, 10 view of. his calling,
that the deliberate murder of rulers Of na-
tions is ustifable No wonder the Doctor,
who, however, still proclaims himself a
member of the Catholic Church, positively
and de6antly refuses to obey the Pope's
command to go to Rome.
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ton of democratic Office holders, either in
the State or nation.

AFTER MORE than two years of demo-
cratic administration, the republican consul
general at Paris has been removed and a
man appointed in his place of such negative
politics that it was matter of surprise to
find, after his appointment, that he was
democrat. Well, better late than never,
and democrats nowadays are thankful for
small favors.
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a@1ggs5ss *
TELEGRAPHHIC NEW
Ernn. Richmond.

Special Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, May 2l.-A call of the Senate has
been ordered and the Sergeant alarms has left the
CITY to hunt up absent Senator'S. Only twenty
Senators are here
The bill recurring tax receivable coupon brokers
to get out license in every city ana county
whore they sell these coupons has passed oo'n
Houses.
An adjournment sine die is expected Monday
afternoon u. K w.
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An Alleged Drunken Confassio,

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Henry Lamoreaux
who gave himself up to the police yesterday
as the murderer of Policeman Girard. at
KankAkee, some months ago, now claims
hat he Was drunk yesterday and did not
know what he was saying. The police ara
inclined to believe bin, but he will be taken
to Kaukakee and Leld until rigid invest.
cation is made
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1880 Damages.

LONDON, May 21.-De Bensaude, husband
of Violet Cameron, the actress, has obtained
81 $50 damages against the Manchester
Umpire for libel contained in an interview
with Lord Lonsdale published in that pan,r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

An old man who had worked every night
for ten wears on an attachment TO milling
maehinr, and who thought that he bad &C
complishei the work OF his life, was we'll
nigh hearthroken the other day when he
discovered that several years ago q patent
was issued covering the Identical improve
ments That he had made.
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Death ofEx-MayOr Palmer

BOSTON, May 21.-Ex-Mayor Albert Pei.
mer, of this city, died this morning of pneu.
monia after brief illess. He was one of
the widest known of Massachusstt.
democrats, and had few equals in the Stat.
as an orator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

PEOPLE WHO know that the editor of the
Richmond Whig during the Hayes admin.
istration, thought that good time to leave
the democratic, and revive the old Wing
party, are not little amused ct his present
pronounced democracy, and his entire ap
probation of every thing that has the sane
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21

The Germans are training dogs to do out
post duty in the army and 10 perform all
sorts of military services. II addition to
he canine ron'ipeeni tie Prussisns ale
modifying lot of hawks for tae capture OF
tie French carrier pigeons.
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The Duehess OF Cumherlanh

LONDON, May 2l.-The Duchess Of Cum.
berland, who is in an insane asylum in
Vienna. is enciente.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, May 21-The stock market open.
ed dull and heavy, first prices generally showing
declines of from y to I. per cent. Most stocks
were dull. The market was heavy and further
declines were established in the entire list. To.
waid II O clock a somewhat better feeling was
manifested in the general list, and the marke!
was dull and steady. Money easy at 4a5